The Philosophizing Muse: The Influence of Greek Philosophy on Roman Poetry

The Philosophizing Muse: The Influence of Greek Philosophy on Roman Poetry
ISBN-10
1443869856
ISBN-13
9781443869850
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
382
Language
English
Published
2014-10-17
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Authors
David Konstan, Myrto Garani

Description

PIERIDES III, Editors: Myrto Garani and David Konstan Despite the Romans' reputation for being disdainful of abstract speculation, Latin poetry from its very beginning was deeply permeated by Greek philosophy. Philosophical elements and commonplaces have been identified and appreciated in a wide range of writers, but the extent of the Greek philosophical influence, and in particular the impact of Pythagorean, Empedoclean, Epicurean and Stoic doctrines, on Latin verse has never been fully in...

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